Netzsch Instruments sponsors SPE’s FAPSIG at ANTEC 2019
Hosted by the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE), ANTEC 2019 in Detroit, MI, is certainly the leading conference for applications of polymer materials across North America.
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Optimize the Curing of Composites with Kinetics Neo
BLACKS Composites SRL and NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing made the next milestone in its already proven Partnership: Improving the curing of a CFRP bike rim with a simultaneous drastic reduction of the cycle time during cross-linkage. The bike rim was processed through hand lay-up technology and a subsequent autoclave curing. Saving cycle time with a better curing is not possible? It is! Based on the data of a differential scanning calorimeter and the simulation software Kinetics Neo, the cycle time was reduced by 46% compared to the cure cycle suggested by the material data sheet. Additionally, a higher degree of cure could be achieved to meet the target curing and avoiding overheating effects of the product.
Clever Tool for Short Cooling Times
How do nucleating agents influence the crystallization behavior of your polymer in the mold? To answer questions like these, the kinetics of the crystallization reaction is determined for mixtures of polypropylene with different nucleating agents. The results are used to carry out predictions on the product behavior for any temperature programs.
Determining the right time to replace sealing elements
Sealing elements undergo continuous changes in operating and environmental conditions. They are subject to natural, thermo-oxidative or mechanical aging processes and must be replaced after a certain time.
NETZSCH and USQ join in research partnership to advance automated composite manufacturing
Accepting challenges and creating solutions are the goals of NETZSCH Research Partnerships. Research Institutes and NETZSCH cooperate intensively and in close exchange with one another in order to advance new and emerging technologies. Read More…
A Seal Monitors its Own Wear
Rubber seals consist of elastomer composites that cannot process signals in their pure form. In many cases, however, signal processing would definitely be advantageous, since seals are often installed at crucial key positions in machines and or parts.
Recycling Carpets Turns into a Raw Material Opportunity
Billions of pounds of carpets are generated annually worldwide. A large percentage of which ends up in landfills is problematic because nylon is non-biodegradable.
Limitations in landfill capacity and the environmental impact of disposing of carpet waste in this manner have made recovering nylon from carpet waste an increasingly important enterprise.
Smart Thermal Analysis (Part II): Identification of Measurements via Database Search
The database system for thermal analysis by NETZSCH, called Identify, has now (from Proteus® analysis version 8.0 or higher) already more than 2000 database entries available.
Furthermore, Identify can now be used with combined TGA+DSC, TGA-c-DTA® and STA measurements, which allows for material identification with greater certainty.
Smart Thermal Analysis (Part I): Automatic Evaluation of DSC, TGA and STA Measurements
AutoEvaluation by NETZSCH is a very helpful tool for evaluation of thermoanalytical measurements. The entire measurement is evaluated by AutoEvaluation automatically and autonomously (not via pre-defined macro!) – with only one mouse click – and just within a second. AutoEvaluation is available for DSC, TGA and now also for STA measurements. Furthermore, the adaptability of AutoEvaluation is adressed.
ACCM-11: NETZSCH supports conference in Cairns
NETZSCH Analyzing&Testing Supports the 11th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials in Cairns for the Scientific Promotion of Young Scientists.